Silicone compositions for personal care products and method for making

ABSTRACT

A composition and method for making a silicone composition is provided which comprises at least one polysiloxane or silicone resin containing at least one linker, and at least one molecular hook.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to compositions for personal care products. More particularly, the present invention relates to silicone compositions which achieve conditioning benefits in hair care products.

Silicones are widely used in hair care products due to the conditioning benefit that they impart to hair. By modern day technology, the silicone is deposited on hair during the application process but is held only by weak physical forces, such as hydrogen bonding or van der Waals interactions. Generally, conditioning benefits are attributed to the deposition of high molecular weight, high viscosity fluids and gums which can weigh down the hair. Because the interactive forces are weak, the benefits of silicone by deposition are short lived. Beneficial conditioning effects can also be caused by treating hair with silanol capped amino-functionalized silicones. These can undergo condensation cure reactions on hair to form somewhat durable films.

It is widely known by those skilled in the art that covalent bonding is one key to “permanent” hair treatment. Processes which alter the structure of the hair, such as permanent wave and color treatment methods, do provide longer lasting effects. These processes include glycolate reduction and peroxide reoxidation. A significant disadvantage of these processes is that they are very damaging to hair and can only be carried out infrequently.

Gough et al. in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,523,080 and 5,525,332 describe the synthesis of silicone-azlactone polymers which exhibit covalent bonding and “permanent” conditioning benefit. Gough et al. discuss incorporating an azlactone-functionalized copolymer which consists of vinylazlactone and methacryloyl polydimethylsiloxane monomers into a silicone-active group-hair structure. The hair treatment using the silicone-azlactone polymers does not consist of the steps of reduction with a glycolate or reoxidation with peroxide.

It is desirable to produce silicone compositions which can be used to treat damaged hair and provide durable benefits. Thus, silicone products are constantly being sought which can both covalently bond to hair as well as impart hair care benefits appreciated by consumers.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides a silicone composition which comprises at least one polysiloxane or silicone resin containing, at least one linker, and at least one molecular hook wherein the molecular hook comprises at least one compound of the formulas (VIII), or (IX):

wherein R is independently at each occurrence hydrogen (H), C₁₋₂₂ alkyl, C₁₋₂₂ alkoxy, C₂₋₂₂ alkenyl, C₆₋₁₄ aryl, C₆₋₂₂ alkyl-substituted aryl, or C₆₋₂₂ aralkyl where the can be unsubstituted or substituted with heteroatoms such as oxygen (O), nitrogen (N), sulfur (S) or halogen;

Q⁻, is selected from the group consisting of halides, borates, phosphates, tosylates, mesylates, and triflates;

Y is the linker; and

j is in a range between about 1 and about 15.

The present invention further provides a method for making a silicone composition comprising at least one polysiloxane or silicone resin containing at least one linker, and at least-one molecular hook. The method comprises combining the linker, the molecular hook and the polysiloxane or silicone resin.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention comprises a silicone composition which includes at least one polysiloxane or silicone resin containing at least one linker, and at least one molecular hook. The linker is bound to both a molecular hook and to an atom of a polysiloxane or silicone resin. Preferably the linker is bound to a polysiloxane or silicone resin through a silicon (Si), carbon (C), oxygen (O), nitrogen (N), or sulfur (S) atom, and most preferably through a silicon atom. When more than one linker is present, it is also contemplated that linkers may be bound to a polysiloxane or silicone resin through more than one type of atom, for example through both silicon and carbon atoms.

The present invention includes a silicone composition having the formula:

M_(a)M′_(b)D_(c)D′_(d)T_(e)T′_(f)Q_(g)

where the subscripts a, b, c, d, e, f and g are zero or a positive integer, subject to the limitation that the sum of the subscripts b, d and f is one or greater; where M has the formula:

R³⁹ ₃SiO_(1/2),

M′ has the formula:

(Z—Y)R⁴⁰ ₂SiO_(1/2),

D has the formula:

R⁴¹ ₂SiO_(2/2),

D′ has the formula:

(Z—Y)R⁴²SiO_(2/2),

T has the formula:

R⁴³SiO_(3/2),

T′ has the formula:

(Z—Y)SiO_(3/2),

and Q has the formula SiO_(4/2), where each R³⁹, R⁴⁰, R⁴¹, R⁴², R⁴³ is independently at each occurrence a hydrogen atom, C₁₋₂₂ alkyl, C₁₋₂₂ alkoxy, C₂₋₂₂ alkenyl, C₆₋₁₄ aryl, C₆₋₂₂ alkyl-substituted aryl, or C₆₋₂₂ aralkyl which groups may be halogenated, for example, fluorinated to contain fluorocarbons such as C₁₋₂₂ fluoroalkyl, or may contain amino groups to form aminoalkyls, for example aminopropyl or aminoethylaminopropyl, or may contain polyether units of the formula (CH₂CHR⁴⁵O)_(k) where R⁴⁵ is CH₃ or H and k is in a range between about 4 and about 20; Z, independently at each occurrence, represents a molecular hook; and Y, independently at each occurrence, represents a linker. The term “alkyl” as used in various embodiments of the present invention is intended to designate both normal alkyl, branched alkyl, aralkyl, and cycloalkyl radicals. Normal and branched alkyl radicals are preferably those containing in a range between about 1 and about 12 carbon atoms, and include as illustrative non-limiting examples methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, tertiary-butyl, pentyl, neopentyl, and hexyl. Cycloalkyl radicals represented are preferably those containing in a range between about 4 and about 12 ring carbon atoms. Some illustrative non-limiting examples of these cycloalkyl radicals include cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, methylcyclohexyl, and cycloheptyl. Preferred aralkyl radicals are those containing in a range between about 7 and about 14 carbon atoms; these include, but are not limited to, benzyl, phenylbutyl, phenylpropyl, and phenylethyl. Aryl radicals used in the various embodiments of the present invention are preferably those containing in a range between about 6 and about 14 ring carbon atoms. Some illustrative non-limiting examples of these aryl radicals include phenyl, biphenyl, and naphthyl. An illustrative non-limiting example of a halogenated moiety suitable is trifluoropropyl.

The polysiloxanes or silicone resins of the present invention are typically prepared by the hydrosilylation of an organohydrogen silicone having the formula:

 M_(a)M^(H) _(b)D_(c)H^(H) _(d)T_(e)T^(H) _(f)Q_(g)

where the subscripts a, b, c, d, e, f and g are zero or a positive integer, subject to the limitation that the sum of the subscripts b, d and f is one or greater; M, D, T and Q are defined as above;

M^(H) has the formula:

R⁴⁰ _(3-h)H_(h)SiO_(1/2),

D^(H) has the formula:

H_(2-i)R⁴² _(i)SiO_(2/2),

T^(H) has the formula:

HSiO_(3/2),

where each R⁴⁰ and R⁴² is independently as defined above; subscript h is in a range between 1 and 3; and subscript i is 0 or 1.

Hydrosilylation is typically accomplished in the presence of a suitable hydrosilylation catalyst. The catalyst preferred for use with these compositions are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,715,334; 3,775,452; and 3,814,730 to Karstedt. Additional background concerning the art may be found at J. L. Spier, “Homogeneous Catalysis of Hydrosilation by Transition Metals, in Advances in Organometallic Chemistry, volume 17, pages 407 through 447, F. G. A. Stone and R. West editors, published by the Academic Press (New York, 1979). A preferred catalyst contains platinum. Persons skilled in the art can easily determine an effective amount of platinum catalyst. Generally, an effective amount is in a range between about 0.1 parts per million and about 50 parts per million of the total silicone composition.

The organohydrogen silicone compounds that are the precursors to the compounds of the present invention may be prepared by process disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,420,221. The '221 patent discloses the redistribution of polydimethylsiloxane polymers with organohydrogen silicone polymers and optionally, added chain stopper, to provide a silicone with randomly-distributed hydride groups using a Lewis acid catalyst, preferably a phosphonitrilic compound.

Synthesis of the polysiloxane or silicone resin may also be performed by other method known to those skilled in the art, for example, the hydrosilylation of a monomer such as methyldichlorosilane could be followed by co-hydrolysis with the appropriate dialkyldichlorosilane and optionally, chlorotrimethylsilane.

It is to be noted that as pure compounds, the subscripts describing the organohydrogen siloxane precursor and the hydrosilylation adduct of the present invention are integers as required by the rules of chemical stoichiometry. The subscripts will assume non-integral values for mixtures of compounds that are described by these formulas. The restrictions on the subscripts heretofore described for the stoichiometric subscripts of these compounds are for the pure compounds, not the mixtures.

In specific embodiments of the present invention, the silicone composition typically comprises at least one compound of the following formulas, (I), (II), (III), (IV), (V), or (VI),

where each R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R⁷, R₈, R⁹, R¹⁰, R¹¹, R¹², R¹³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵, R¹⁶, R¹⁷, R¹⁸, R¹⁹, R²⁰, R²¹, R²², R²³, R²⁴, R²⁵, R²⁶, R²⁷, R²⁸, R²⁹, R³⁰, R³¹, R³², R³³, R³⁴, R³⁵, R³⁶, R³⁷, and R³⁸ is independently at each occurrence a hydrogen atom, C₁₋₂₂ alkyl, C₁₋₂₂ alkoxy, C₂₋₂₂ alkenyl, C₆₋₁₄ aryl, C₆₋₂₂ alkyl-substituted aryl, or C₆₋₂₂ aralkyl which groups may be halogenated, for example, fluorinated to contain fluorocarbons, may contain amino groups to form aminoalkyls, or may contain polyether; Z and Z¹⁻¹⁰, independently at each occurrence, represents a molecular hook; and Y and Y¹⁻¹⁰, independently at each occurrence, represents a linker; wherein “m” in each formula has a value in a range between about 0 and about 13,000, preferably about 0 and about 1000, more preferably between about 1 and about 250, still more preferably between about 5 and about 250, even more preferably between about 10 and about 150, and most preferably between about 20 and about 120; “n” in each formula has a value in a range between about 0 and about 13,000, more preferably between about 0 and about 50, more preferably between about 1 and about 20, still more preferably between about 2 and about 10 with the proviso that in formula (II) “n” is not 0; “m+n” in each formula has a value in a range between about 1 and about 26,000, preferably in a range between about 3 and about 250, more preferably between about 5 to about 150, and most preferably between about 15 and about 120; “q” has a value of at least one and “p+q” has a value of at least 3, preferably in a range between about 3 and about 20, more preferably in a range between about 3 and about 10, and most preferably in a range between about 3 and 6; “a” has a value greater than or equal to one; and “b” and “g” have a value of at least one. R¹⁻³⁸ is preferably methyl. The preferred silicone composition includes a compound of the formula (I) or (II). The polysiloxane or silicone resin typically has a molecular weight in a range between about 100 and about 6,000,000, preferably in a range between about 250 and about 50,000, more preferably in a range between about 500 and about 25,000, and most preferably in a range between about 500 and about 15,000.

The number of Y-Z moieties on a polysiloxane or silicone resin in the composition is at least one. In preferred embodiments the average number of Y-Z moieties on a polysiloxane or silicone resin is in a range between about 1 and about 100, more preferably in a range between about 1 and about 20, still more preferably in a range between about 1 and about 10.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a polysiloxane- or silicone resin-containing composition includes a preponderance of a specific linear, branched, cross-linked, or cyclic polysiloxane or silicone resin. In other embodiments of the present invention, a polysiloxane- or silicone resin-containing composition comprises a mixture of polysiloxanes, a mixture of silicone resins, or mixtures of polysiloxanes and silicone resins which may include linear, branched, cross-linked, and cyclic species. Also, suitable compositions may comprise one or more polysiloxanes, silicone resins, and mixtures thereof which may contain adventitious amounts of other species, for example, arising during the synthesis process for said polysiloxanes or silicone resins, for example at a level in a range between about 0.0001 wt. % and about 5 wt. % based on total silicon-containing species. In illustrative examples, suitable compositions may contain adventitious amounts of D₄, or species containing Si—H, Si—OH, Si—O-alkyl bonds, and mixtures thereof.

The molecular hook is of the general formula (VIII) or (IX):

wherein R is independently at each occurrence hydrogen (H), C₁₋₂₂ alkyl, C₁₋₂₂ alkoxy, C₂₋₂₂ alkenyl, C₆₋₁₄ aryl, C₆₋₂₂ alkyl-substituted aryl, or C₆₋₂₂ aralkyl where the C can be unsubstituted or substituted with heteroatoms such as oxygen (O), nitrogen (N), sulfur (S) or halogen; Q⁻, is selected from the group consisting of halides, borates, phosphates, tosylates, mesylates, and triflates; Y is the linker; and j is in a range between about 1 and about 15, preferably 2 or 3. The counterion, Q⁻, is preferably iodide, chloride, or bromide.

Examples of the molecular hook include, but are not limited to:

wherein Y and Q⁻ are defined above. The preferred molecular hooks are the molecular hooks of formula (XIV) and (XVI).

The linker comprises any C₁-C₁₀₀ alkyl, aryl, or alkylaryl group where the C₁₋₁₀₀ group can be interrupted by or substituted with aromatic groups or aromatic-containing groups. The C₁₀₀ group may also contain one or more heteroatoms such as O, N, or S. Furthermore, the C₁₋₁₀₀ group may be unsubstituted or substituted with heteroatoms such as halogen. Typically, the linker has the formulas (XVII) through (XXIII):

where

r is in a range between about 1 and about 10, preferably 2 or 3;

s is in a range between about 0 and about 100, preferably 4 to 20;

t is in a range between about 0 and about 100, preferably in a range between about 0 and about 20, and most preferably 0;

u is in a range between about 1 and about 10, preferably 1;

v is in a range between about 1 and about 10, preferably 2 or 3;

w is 1 or 2;

x is 1 or 2;

X is 0, NOH, NOR, or NR, preferably 0;

wherein R is independently at each occurrence hydrogen (H), C₁₋₂₂ alkyl, C₁₋₂₂ alkoxy, C₂₋₂₂ alkenyl, C₆₋₁₄ aryl, C₆₋₂₂ alkyl-substituted aryl, or C₆₋₂₂ aralkyl where the C can be unsubstituted or substituted with heteroatoms such as oxygen (O), nitrogen (N), sulfur (S) or halogen;

wherein R⁴⁴ is independently at each occurrence hydrogen (H), C₁₋₂₂ alkyl, C₁₋₂₂ alkoxy, C₂₋₂₂ alkenyl, C₆₋₁₄ aryl, C₆₋₂₂ alkyl-substituted aryl, C₆₋₂₂ aralkyl, or fused ring system which may or may not be fused to the phenyl group where the C can be unsubstituted or substituted with heteroatoms such as O, N, S or halogen. R⁴⁴ is preferably H. If R⁴⁴ represents an aryl group, it can be fused to the ring in Formulas (XX) through (XXII);

A is O, NOH, NOR, NR or S, preferably O;

B is O, NOH, NOR, NR or S, preferably O or NR and most preferably O;

and where the polysiloxane or the silicone resin is bound to the (CR₂)_(r) (Formula XVII, XVIII, XX, and XXI), (CR₂)_(v) (Formula XIX and XXII), or (CR₂)_(w) (Formula XXIII). Any of the linker structures shown in Formulas (XVII) through (XXIII) can also be interrupted with cycloaliphatic rings or aromatic rings. Substituents on the phenyl group of formulas (XX), (XXI), (XXII), and (XXIII) may be present at any free valence site. The polysiloxane or silicone resin may or may not contain other functionalities by substitution at silicon atoms either the same as or distinct from those bound to the linking groups described above, such as amine-, polyether-, alkyl-, or heteroalkyl-containing groups.

The linker is typically derived from a polysiloxane or silicone resin bound linker precursor which comprises a linker bound to a leaving group. Illustrative leaving groups include halides such as chloride, bromide and iodide; tosylate, mesylate, phosphate; cyclic leaving groups (that is, those in which the leaving group remains bound in the linker) such as epoxy or other cyclic leaving group containing at least one heteroatom; and other leaving groups known to those skilled in the art. Preferred leaving groups are bromide, chloride, and iodide. In synthesis, the leaving group is replaced by a molecular hook, so that the linker becomes bound to a molecular hook.

The method for making the silicone compositions of the present invention includes combining a molecular hook, a polysiloxane or silicone resin, and a linker. The sequence of addition can be varied, for example, the linker and the molecular hook can be combined and this combination can be sequentially combined with a polysiloxane or a silicone resin. Preferably, the linker is combined with a polysiloxane or silicone resin and the combination is sequentially combined with the molecular hook.

Silicone compositions of the present invention which include at least one polysiloxane or silicone resin containing at least one linker, and at least one molecular hook typically impart cosmetic and other durable benefits in products such as hair care products, but also including, textile care products, cosmetic products, oral care products, and animal care products. A particular advantage of the present invention is that most of the described linkers provide solubility, in consumer relevant media, to the silicone composition as well as the potential for additional hair care benefits which may or may not be typically associated with the functional groups of the linker. In addition, the molecular hooks of the present invention provide minimal color.

Silicone compositions can be delivered to a substrate, for example hair, in any appropriate formulation, for example, water or water and alcohol mixtures which can contain in a range between about 1% by weight and about 99% by weight alcohol based on the total formulation.

In order that those skilled in the art will be better able to practice the invention, the following examples are given by way of illustration and not by way of limitation.

In the following examples, D^(R1) through D^(R6) are defined as:

EXAMPLE 1

Silicone hydride fluid (MD₂₁D^(H) _(3.5)M). A 1000 milliliter three-neck round bottom flask equipped with a mechanical stirrer, thermometer attached to a temperature controlling device and a drying tube was charged with a silanol-terminated polydimethylsiloxane polymer (523.0 grams, 7.07 moles dimethylsiloxy groups), a silicone hydride fluid (MD^(H) _(x)M, 74.50 grams=1.18 moles methylhydridosiloxy groups+0.039 moles trimethylsiloxy groups), hexamethyldisiloxane (51.43 grams, 0.635 moles trimethylsiloxy groups), and a linear phosphonitrilo catalyst (3.23 grams of a 2% solution in silicone fluid, 100 parts per million). The mixture was stirred at 90° C. for two hours, cooled and then treated with magnesium oxide (1 gram, 0.0256 moles). The mixture was filtered through Celite to furnish the product as a clear, colorless fluid with viscosity of 22.4 centistokes and hydride level of 1892 parts per million. Proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (¹H NMR) (acetone-d₆): δ 4.74 (s, 3.5H, SiH), 0.12 (m, 154.5H, SiCH₃).

EXAMPLE 2

Silicone hydride fluid (MD₄₈D^(H) ₃M). A 1000 milliliter three-neck round bottom flask equipped with a mechanical stirrer, thermometer attached to a temperature controlling device and a drying tube was charged with a silanol-terminated polydimethylsiloxane polymer (535.1 grams, 7.23 moles dimethylsiloxy groups), a silicone hydride fluid (MD^(H) _(x)M, 30.35 grams=0.48 moles methylhydridosiloxy groups+0.019 moles trimethylsiloxy groups), hexamethyldisiloxane (24.41 grams, 0.3 moles trimethylsiloxy groups) and a linear phosphonitrilo catalyst (2.95 grams of a 2% solution in silicone fluid, 100 parts per million). The mixture was stirred at 90° C. for two hours after which it was cooled and treated with magnesium oxide (1 gram, 0.0256 moles). The mixture was filtered through Celite to furnish the product as a clear, colorless fluid with viscosity of 58.8 centistokes and hydride level of 828 parts per million. ¹H NMR (acetone-d₆): δ 4.74 (s, 3.0H, SiH), 0.12 (m, 315.0H, SiCH₃).

EXAMPLE 3

Benzylchloride-substituted silicone polymer (MD₄₈D^(R1) ₃M). A 5 liter three-neck round bottom flask equipped with a stirbar, thermometer attached to a temperature controlling device, addition funnel and a condenser with a drying tube was charged with the silicone hydride polymer MD₄₈D^(H) ₃M (931.2 grams, 0.77 moles hydride), 4-vinylbenzyl chloride (7.56 grams, 0.050 moles), di-t-butylphenol (0.52 grams) and Karstedt's catalyst (95.3 milligrams of a 10% Pt solution in a GE Silicones Product M^(Vi)M^(Vi) solvent). The mixture was heated to 60° C. and additional 4-vinylbenzyl chloride (110.16 grams, 0.72 moles) was added over 60 minutes with a slight exotherm to 80° C. The reaction was followed by gasiometric hydride analysis and was finished within 6 hours after the addition was complete. The reaction mixture was distilled at 130° C. under vacuum to remove unreacted volatile compounds to provide a product with viscosity of 124 centistokes. ¹H NMR (acetone-d₆): δ 7.33 (m, 6.0H, phenyl), 7.22 (m, 6.0H, phenyl), 4.66 (s, 6.0H, CH₂Cl), 2.73 (m, 6.0H, SiCH₂CH₂Ar), 2.24 (m, 3.0H, SiCH(CH₃)Ar), 1.39 (m, 9.0H, SiCH(CH₃)Ar), 0.93 (m, 6.0H, SiCH₂CH₂Ar), 0.12 (m, 315H, SiCH₃).

EXAMPLE 4

Polyether-substituted silicone polymer (MD₅₂₇D^(R2) _(3.3)M). A 1000 milliliter three-neck round bottom flask equipped with a stirbar, thermometer attached to a temperature controlling device, addition funnel and a condenser with a drying tube was charged with an allyl-started poly(oxyethylene) (176.47 grams, 0.329 moles), 2-propanol (119.0 grams) and Karstedt's catalyst (86.6 milligrams of a 10% Pt solution in M^(Vi)M^(Vi) solvent, a GE Silicones Product). The solution was heated to 88° C., and the silicone hydride polymer MD_(52.7)D^(H) _(3.3)M (300.0 grams, 0.2917 moles hydride, prepared by the same method as described above) was added over 90 minutes. The reaction was followed by gasiometric hydride analysis and was finished within 4 hours after the addition was complete. The volatile materials including 2-propanol were removed at 90° C. under vacuum to provide a light tan silicone polyether fluid with viscosity of 1336 centistokes. ¹H NMR (acetone-d₆): δ 3.85 (m, 6.6H, CH₂CH₂OH), 3.74 (m, 6.6H, CH₂CH₂OH), 3.57 (s, 132.7H, OCH₂CH₂O), 3.41 (m, 6.6H, SiCH₂CH₂O), 1.63 (m, 6.6H, SiCH₂CH₂CH₂O), 0.58 (m, 6.6H, SiCH₂CH₂CH₂O), 0.12 (m, 344.1H, SiCH₃).

EXAMPLE 5

Silicone polymer with bromo-acetylated polyether substituents (MD_(52.7)D^(R3) _(3.3)M). A 1000 milliliter three-neck round bottom flask equipped with a stirbar, thermometer attached to a temperature controlling device and a Dean-Stark trap with a condenser and a drying tube was charged with bromoacetic acid (34.00 grams, 0.245 moles), Isopar C (Exxon Product, 314 grams) and the polyether-substituted silicone MD_(52.7)D^(R2) _(3.3)M (397.50 grams, 0.257 equivalents hydroxy groups). The reaction mixture was sparged with nitrogen for 20 minutes at ambient temperature to remove the dissolved air. para-Toluenesulfonic acid (2.36 grams, 13.7 millimole) was added, and the reaction mixture was heated to 100° C. Water and Isopar C were collected in the Dean-Stark trap. After two hours, 98% of the theoretical amount of water was obtained (4.4 grams), and the reaction mixture was cooled to ambient conditions. Potassium carbonate (3.80 grams, 27.6 millimole) was added to neutralize the reaction, and the salts were removed by filtration through Celite after at least two hours of stirring to provide a product with viscosity of 1843 centistokes. ¹H NMR (acetone-d₆): δ 4.27 (m, 6.6H, CH₂CH₂OC(O)), 4.04 (s, 6.6H, CH₂Br), 3.70 (m, 6.6H, OCH₂CH₂OC(O)), 3.58 (s, 132.7H, OCH₂CH₂O), 3.41 (m, 6.6H, SiCH₂CH₂CH₂O), 1.63 (m, 6.6H, SiCH₂CH₂CH₂O), 0.58 (m, 6.6H SiCH₂CH₂CH₂O), 0.12 (m, 344.1H, SiCH₃).

EXAMPLE 6

Propylenethiuronium-substituted silicone polymer (MD₄₅D^(R4) ₃M). A 250 milliliter round bottom flask was charged with 151.2 grams (36.55 millimole) of the silicone polymer MD₄₅D^(R4) ₃M. Following the addition of 11.72 grams (100.9 millimole) of propylene thiourea as a solid, 15.13 g (100.9 millimole) of sodium iodide and 170 milliliters of acetonitrile, the suspension was stirred for 18 hours. At this point, ¹H NMR spectroscopy indicated the reaction was complete. The solvent layer was decanted, and the polymer layer was washed two more times with acetonitrile. The polymer layer was concentrated to remove most of the acetonitrile and then dissolved in acetone. The mixture was filtered through Celite to remove the solid salts, and the filtrate was concentrated and dried under vacuum to afford 156.3 grams (90% yield) of polymer product. ¹H NMR (acetone-d₆): δ 9.63 (s, 2H, NH), 7.42 (m, 6H, ArH), 7.08 (m, 6H, ArH), 4.79 (s, 6H, CH₂S), 3.53 (m, 12H, HNCH₂CH₂CH₂NH), δ 2.67 (t, 6H, SiCH₂CH₂Ar), 2.19 (3H, CH₃CHAr), 2.02 (m, HNCH₂CH₂CH₂NH), 1.37 (d, 9H, CH₃CHAr), 0.92 (t, 6H, SiCH₂CH₂Ar), 0.10 (m, 297H, SiCH₃).

EXAMPLE 7

Imidazolidinium-substituted silicone polymer (MD₄₅D^(R1) ₃M). To a 250 milliliter round bottom flask containing a stir bar was added 32.54 grams (7.865 millimole) of the benzylchloride-substituted silicone polymer MD₄₅D^(R1) ₃M, prepared as described above for MD₄₈D^(R1) ₃M. Sodium iodide (3.198 grams, 21.34 millimole) was then added as a solid with 40 milliliters of acetone. This was allowed to stir while 2.178 grams (21.32 millimole) of the 2-imidazolidinethione was added in portions as a solid. An additional 30 milliliters of acetone was added to the pale yellow reaction mixture which was allowed to stir for three days at room temperature. After this time, the precipitated salt was removed from the mixture by filtration. The volatile materials were removed from the filtrate under vacuum. The crude product was washed with acetonitrile and then dried under vacuum. The product was isolated in 91.3% yield (30.6 grams) as a clear, light yellow, rubbery solid. ¹H NMR (acetone-d₆): δ 9.73 (s, 3H, NH), 7.45 (m, 6H, phenyl), 7.23 (m, 6H, phenyl), 4.82 (s, 6H, CH₂S), 4.07 (s, 12H, NHCH₂), 2.72 (m, 6H, SiCH₂CH₂), 2.23 (m, 3H, SiCH(CH₃)), 1.40 (d, 12H, SiCH(CH₃)), 0.92 (m, 4H, SiCH₂CH₂Ar), 0.12 (s, 315H, SiCH₃).

EXAMPLE 8

1,1,3,3-Tetramethyl-2-thiuronium-substituted silicone polymer (M^(R6)D₄₆M^(R6)). The terminally substituted hydride fluid M^(H)D₄₆M^(H) was prepared by the same method as described above for MD₄₈D^(H) ₃M. To a 1 liter round bottom flask containing a stir bar was added 152.4 grams (38.09 millimole) of the benzylchloride-substituted silicone M^(R6)D₄₆M^(R1) prepared as described above for MD₄₈D^(R1) ₃M. Sodium iodide (10.62 grams, 70.82 millimole) was added as a solid with 200 milliliters of acetone. This mixture was allowed to stir while 9.380 grams (70.97 millimole) of 1,1,3,3-tetramethyl-2-thiourea were added piecewise as a solid. An additional 300 milliliters of acetone was then added to the pale yellow reaction mixture which was allowed to stir at room temperature for 3 days. After this time, the reaction mixture was vacuum filtered to remove solids and concentrated under vacuum almost to dryness. The concentrated solution was then precipitated/washed three times with approximately 3 volume-equivalents of distilled water in a blender. The resulting moist powder was dried under a nitrogen flow for 3 days. The final product was a light yellow powder, dispersed in a clear, golden yellow, slightly sticky rubber. 167.2 grams of polymer were isolated, a 92% yield of the dry polymer which contained 6.3 wt % water. ¹H NMR (acetone-d₆): δ 7.43 (t, 4.0 H, phenyl), 7.23 (d, to 4.0 H, phenyl), 7.14 (d, 4.0 H, phenyl), 4.51 (s, 4.0 H, CH₂S), 3.42 (s, 24.0 H, N(CH₃)₂), 2.69 (m, 4.0 H, SiCH₂CH₂), 2.25 (m, 2.0 H, SiCH(CH₃)), 1.37 (d, 6.0 H, SiCH(CH₃)), 0.93 (m, 4.0 H, SiCH₂CH₂Ar), 0.12 (s, 288 H, SiCH₃).

EXAMPLE 9

1,1,3,3-tetramethyl-2-thiuronium-substituted polyether silicone (MD₅₃D^(R7) _(3.3)M). A 300 milliliter round bottom flask containing a stir bar was charged with 35.47 grams (5.446 millimole) of the polyether-substituted silicone polymer MD_(52.7)D^(R3) ₃M followed by approximately 40 milliliters of acetonitrile. 1,1,3,3-Tetramethyl-2-thiourea (2.262 grams, 17.11 millimole) was added in portions as a solid followed by another 30 milliliters of acetonitrile. After stirring overnight at room temperature, the cloudy, light yellow solution became clear and pale yellow. The volatile materials were removed under vacuum, and the final product was recovered in 99.4% yield as a clear, pale yellow, gooey solid. ¹H NMR (acetone-d₆): δ 4.31 (t, 6.6 H, CH₂CH₂OC(O)), 4.20 (s, 6.6, CH₂S), 3.73 (t, 6.6 H, CH₂OCH₂CH₂OC(O)), 3.59 (m, 33.66 H, OCH₂CH₂O), 3.48, (s, 36.0, N(CH₃)₂), 3.41 (t, 6.6 H, SiCH₂CH₂CH₂O), 1.64 (m, 6.6 H, SiCH₂CH₂CH₂O), 0.58 (m, 6.6 H, SiCH₂CH₂CH₂O), 0.12 (s, 345.6 H, SiCH₃).

It should be noted that while most reactions in which cationic polymers were made were performed at room temperature, in most instances they can be heated to speed the reaction.

EXAMPLE 10-14

Using the same procedures as described above for the structurally analogous polymers, the following materials were also synthesized:

MD₂₁D^(R6) ₃M

MD₄₅D^(R6) ₃M

MD₁₀₃D^(R6) ₃M

M^(R6)D₁₀₇M^(R6) ₃M

MD₂₁D^(R8) ₃M

Silicone deposition. Polymers described in this invention impart durable benefits to hair such as good combability, manageability, etc. The degree to which the new silicone materials interact with hair durably, after repeated shampooing of hair switches with commercially available shampoo (Prell®), was measured. Permed, bleached, and colored hair switches were contacted with ethanol/water mixtures containing the silicone polymer MD₂₁D^(R5) _(3.5)M (5% by weight). All experiments were performed with water at pH 9.5 (not buffered). Hair switches were rinsed, extracted, and shampooed 20 times. They were then analyzed for silicon by x-ray fluorescence (XRF). The counts were converted to parts per million (ppm) silicon deposition using standard methods. Results can be seen in Table 1.

TABLE 1 XRF data collected on hair switches treated with new silicone polymers after extraction and 20 shampoos with Prell ®. Treat- Solvent ment Silicon (EtOH/ Time Deposition Switches Polymer water) pH (min) (ppm)¹ 1-3 MD₄₅D^(R4) ₃M 90/10 7 5 529 4-6 MD₄₅D^(R4) ₃M 90/10 7 30 590 7-9 MD₄₅D^(R4) ₃M 90/10 9.5 5 644 10-12 MD₄₅D^(R4) ₃M 90/10 9.5 30 1485 13-15 MD₄₅D^(R4) ₃M 90/10 9.5 30 1365 (buffered)² 16-18 MD₄₅D^(R5) ₃M 90/10 7 5 792 19-21 MD₄₅D^(R5) ₃M 90/10 7 30 2524 22-24 MD₄₅D^(R5) ₃M 90/10 9.5 5 6300 25-27 MD₄₅D^(R5) ₃M 90/10 9.5 30 5465 28-30 MD₄₅D^(R5) ₃M 90/10 9.5 30 6603 (buffered)² 31-33 MD₄₅D^(R6) ₃M 90/10 7 5 526 34-36 MD₄₅D^(R6) ₃M 90/10 7 30 1091 37-39 MD₄₅D^(R6) ₃M 90/10 9.5 5 4000 40-42 MD₄₅D^(R6) ₃M 90/10 9.5 30 5087 43-45 MD₄₅D^(R6) ₃M 90/10 9.5 30 7305 (buffered)² 46-48 MD₂₁D^(R8) ₃M 90/10 7 10 432 49-51 MD₂₁D^(R8) ₃M 90/10 7 60 673 52-54 MD₂₁D^(R8) ₃M 90/10 7 120 1759 55-57 MD₂₁D^(R8) ₃M 90/10 9.5 30 678 58-60 MD₂₁D^(R8) ₃M 90/10 9.5 60 1639 ¹Reported values are the average of measurements taken on three different hair switches treated under the same conditions. ²Amino methylpropanol.

Control experiments of hair switches treated with a polysiloxane without the linker and molecular hook (polydimethylsiloxane with a viscosity of 350 centistokes) for 5 minutes showed an initial deposition level of silicon as 2050 parts per million by XRF. Measurements showed that after 8 shampoos, no silicone remained on the hair. The data in Table I clearly show that the silicone polymers of the present invention which provide conditioning benefits, do adhere to the hair with unexpected durability.

While typical embodiments have been set forth for the purpose of illustration, the foregoing description should not be deemed to be a limitation on the scope of the invention. Accordingly, various modifications, adaptations, and alternatives may occur to one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A silicone composition which comprises at least one polysiloxane or silicone resin containing at least one linker, and at least one molecular hook wherein the molecular hook comprises at least one compound of the formulas (VIII), or (IX):

wherein R is independently at each occurrence hydrogen (H), C₁₋₂₂ alkyl, C₁₋₂₂ alkoxy, C₂₋₂₂ alkenyl, C₆₋₁₄ aryl, C₆₋₂₂ alkyl-substituted aryl, or C₆₋₂₂ aralkyl where the can be unsubstituted or substituted with heteroatoms such as oxygen (O), nitrogen (N), sulfur (S) or halogen; Q⁻ is a counterion; j is in a range between about 1 and about 15; and Y is a linker comprising at least one compound of the formula (XVII), (XVIII), (XIX), (XX), (XXI), (XXII), or (XXIII):

 where r is in a range between about 1 and about 10; s is in a range between about 0 and about 100; t is in a range between about 0 and about 100; u is in a range between about 1 and about 10; v is in a range between about 1 and about 10; w is 1 or 2; x is 1 or 2; X is O, NOH, NOR or NR; wherein R is independently at each occurrence hydrogen (H), C₁₋₂₂ alkyl, C₁₋₂₂ alkoxy, C₂₋₂₂ alkenyl, C₆₋₁₄ aryl, C₆₋₂₂ alkyl-substituted aryl, or C₆₋₂₂ aralkyl where the C can be unsubstituted or substituted with heteroatoms such as oxygen (O), nitrogen (N), sulfur (S) or halogen; wherein R⁴⁴ is independently at each occurrence hydrogen (H), C₁₋₂₂ alkyl, C₁₋₂₂ alkoxy, C₂₋₂₂ alkenyl, C₆₋₁₄ aryl, C₆₋₂₂ alkyl-substituted aryl, C₆₋₂₂ aralkyl, or fused ring system which may or may not be fused to the phenyl group where the C can be unsubstituted or substituted with heteroatoms such as O, N, S or halogen; A is O, NOH, NOR, NR or S; B is O, NOH, NOR, NR or S; and where the polysiloxane or the silicone resin is bound to the (CR₂)_(r) (Formula XVII, XVIII, XX, and XXI), (CR₂)_(v) (Formula XIX and XXI), or (CR₂)_(w) (Formula XXIII).
 2. The composition in accordance with claim 1, wherein Q⁻ is selected from the group consisting of halides, borates, phosphates, tosylates, mesylates, and triflates.
 3. The composition in accordance with claim 1, wherein the at least one molecular hook is selected from the group consisting of formulas (X), (XI), (XII), (XIII), (XIV), (XV), or (XVI):

wherein Q⁻ is selected from the group consisting of halides, borates, phosphates, tosylates, mesylates, and triflates; and Y is a linker.
 4. The composition in accordance with claim 1, wherein the at least one linker is bound to a polysiloxane or silicone resin through a silicon, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur atom.
 5. The composition in accordance with claim 4, wherein the at least one linker is bound to a polysiloxane or silicone resin through a silicon atom.
 6. The composition in accordance with claim 1 having the formula M_(a)M′_(b)D_(c)D′_(d)T_(e)T′_(f)Q_(g) where the subscripts a, b, c, d, e, f and g are zero or a positive integer, subject to the limitation that the sum of the subscripts b, d and f is one or greater; where M has the formula: R³⁹ ₃SiO_(1/2), M′ has the formula: (Z—Y)R⁴⁰ ₂SiO_(1/2), D has the formula: R⁴¹ ₂SiO_(2/2), D′ has the formula: (Z—Y)R⁴²SiO_(2/2), T has the formula: R⁴³SiO_(3/2), T′ has the formula: (Z—Y)SiO_(3/2), and Q has the formula SiO_(4/2), where each R³⁹, R⁴⁰, R⁴¹, R⁴², R⁴³ is independently at each occurrence a hydrogen atom, C₁₋₂₂ alkyl, C₁₋₂₂ alkoxy, C₂₋₂₂ alkenyl, C₆₋₁₄ aryl, C₆₋₂₂ alkyl-substituted aryl, C₆₋₂₂ aralkyl, C₁₋₂₂ fluoroalkyl, C₁₋₂₂ polyether, or C₁₋₂₂ amino alkyl; each Z, independently at each occurrence, is a molecular hook; and each Y, independently at each occurrence, is a linker.
 7. The composition of claim 6 in which the average number of Y-Z moieties on the at least one polysiloxane or silicone resin is between about 1 and about
 100. 8. The composition of claim 7 in which the average number of Y-Z moieties on the at least one polysiloxane or silicone resin is between about 1 and about
 10. 9. The composition of claim 1 comprising at least one compound of the following formulas, (I), (II), (III), (IV), (V), (VI), or (VII):

where each R¹⁻³⁸ is independently at each occurrence a hydrogen atom, C₁₋₂₂ alkyl, C₁₋₂₂ alkoxy, C₂₋₂₂ alkenyl, C₆₋₁4 aryl, C₆₋₂₂ alkyl-substituted aryl, C₆₋₂₂ aral fluoroalkyl, C₁₋₂₂ polyether, or C₁₋₂₂ amino alkyl; Z and Z¹⁻¹⁰, is independently at each occurrence, a molecular hook; and Y and Y¹⁻¹⁰, independently at each occurrence, is a linker; wherein “m” in each formula has a value in a range between about 0 and about 13,000; “n” in each formula has a value in a range between about 0 and about 13,000 with the proviso that in formula (II) “n” is not 0; “m+n” in each formula has a value in a range between about 1 and about 26,000; “q” has a value of at least one; “p+q” has a value of at least 3; “a” has a value greater than or equal to one; and “b” and “g” have a value of at least one.
 10. The composition in accordance with claim 9 comprising at least one compound of formulas (I), (II), (III), (IV), or (V) wherein R¹⁻³³ is methyl; “m” in each formula has a value in a range between about 20 and about 120; “n” in each formula has a value in a range between about 2 and about 10; and “m+n” in each formula has a value in a range between about 15 and about
 120. 11. The composition in accordance with claim 9 comprising at least one compound of formula (VI), wherein “q” has a value of at least one; “p+q” has a value in a range between about 3 and about 6; and R³⁴⁻³⁶ is methyl.
 12. The composition in accordance with claim 9, wherein the moiety Z—Y is prepared by a process which comprises combining a hook with a linker precursor comprising a linker and a leaving group.
 13. The composition in accordance with claim 12, wherein the leaving group is selected from the group consisting of chloride, bromide, iodide, tosylate, mesylate, phosphate, and cyclic leaving groups containing at least one heteroatom.
 14. The composition in accordance with claim 13, wherein the leaving group is iodide, chloride, or bromide.
 15. The composition in accordance with claim 1, wherein r is 2 or 3; s is in a range between about 4 and about 20; t is 0; u is 1; v is 2 or 3; w is 1 or 2; x is 1 or is O; R is H; R⁴⁴ is H; A is O; and B is O.
 16. A hair care product comprising the composition of claim
 1. 17. A textile care product comprising the composition of claim
 1. 18. A cosmetic product comprising the composition of claim
 1. 19. An oral care product comprising the composition of claim
 1. 20. An animal care product comprising the composition of claim
 1. 21. A method for providing adhesion of at least one polysiloxane or silicone resin to hair which comprises treating hair with the composition of claim
 1. 22. A silicone composition comprising at least one compound of the formula (II):

where each R⁷⁻¹⁵ is methyl; Z³ is a molecular hook of the formula (XIV) or (XVI):

wherein Y is at least one compound of the formulas (XVII), (XVIII), (XIX), (XX), (XXI), (XXII), and (XXIII):

wherein “m” has a value in a range between about 20 and about 120; “n” has a value in a range between about 2 and about 10; r is 2 or 3; s is in a range between about 4 and about 20; t is 0; u is 1; v is 2 or 3; w is 1 or 2; x is 1 or 2; X is 0; R is H; R⁴⁴ is H; A is O; B is O; and where the polysiloxane is bound to the (CR₂)_(r) (Formula XVII, XVIII, XX, and XXI), (CR,), (Formula XIX and XXII), (CR₂)_(w) (Formula XXIII).
 23. A hair care product comprising the composition of claim
 22. 24. A method for providing adhesion of polysiloxane to hair which comprises treating hair with the composition of claim
 22. 25. A silicone composition comprising at least one compound of the formula (I):

where each R¹⁻⁶ is methyl; Z¹⁻² are each a molecular hook of the formula (XIV) or (XVI):

wherein Q⁻ is iodide, chloride, or bromide; Y is at least one compound of the formulas (XVII), (XVIII), (XIX), (XX), (XXI), (XXII), and (XXIII):

wherein “m+n” has a value in a range between about 15 and about 120; r is 2 or 3; s is in a range between about 4 and about 20; t is 0; u is 1; v is 2 or 3; w is 1 or 2; x is 1 or 2; X is O; R is H; R⁴⁴ is H; A is O; B is O; and where the polysiloxane is bound to the (CR₂)_(r) (Formula XVII, XVIII, XX, and XXI), (CR₂), (Formula XIX and XXII), or (CR₂)), (Formula XXIII).
 26. A hair care product comprising the composition of claim
 25. 27. A method for providing adhesion of polysiloxane to hair which comprises treating hair with the composition of claim
 25. 28. A method for making a silicone composition comprising at least one polysiloxane or silicone resin, containing at least one linker, and at least one molecular hook, which method comprises combining a linker and a molecular hook with a polysiloxane or silicone resin wherein the molecular hook comprises at least one compound of the formulas (VIII) or (IX):

wherein R is independently at each occurrence hydrogen (H), C₁₋₂₂ alkyl, C₁₋₂₂ alkoxy, C₂₋₂₂ alkenyl, C₆₋₁₄ aryl, C₆₋₂₂ alkyl-substituted aryl, or C₆₋₂₂ aralkyl where the can be unsubstituted or substituted with heteroatoms such as oxygen (O), nitrogen (N), sulfur (S) or halogen; Q⁻ is a counterion; j is in a range between about 1 and about 15; and Y is a linker comprising at least one compound of the formula (XVII), (XVIII), (XIX), (XX), (XXI), (XXII), or (XXIII):

 where r is in a range between about 1 and about 10; s is in a range between about 0 and about 100; t is in a range between about 0 and about 100; u is in a range between about 1 and about 10; v is in a range between about 1 and about 10; w is 1 or 2; x is 1 or 2; X is O, NOH, NOR or NR; wherein R is independently at each occurrence hydrogen (H), C₁₋₂₂ alkyl, C₁₋₂₂ alkoxy, C₂₋₂₂ alkenyl, C₆₋₁₄ aryl, C₆₋₂₂ alkyl-substituted aryl, or C₆₋₂₂ aralkyl where the C can be unsubstituted or substituted with heteroatoms such as oxygen (O), nitrogen (N), sulfur (S) or halogen; wherein R⁴⁴ is independently at each occurrence hydrogen (H), C₁₋₂₂ alkyl, C₁₋₂₂ alkoxy, C₂₋₂₂ alkenyl, C₆₋₁₄ aryl, C₆₋₂₂ alkyl-substituted aryl, C₆₋₂₂ aralkyl, or fused ring system which may or may not be fused to the phenyl group where the C can be unsubstituted or substituted with heteroatoms such as O, N, S or halogen; A is O, NOH, NOR, NR or S; B is O, NOH, NOR, NR or S; and where the polysiloxane or the silicone resin is bound to the (CR₂)_(r) (Formula XVII, XVIII, XX, and XXI), (CR₂)_(v) (Formula XIX and XXI), or (CR₂)_(w) (Formula XXIII).
 29. The method of claim 28, wherein Q⁻ is selected from the group consisting of halides, borates, phosphates, tosylates, mesylates, and triflates.
 30. The method of claims 29, wherein the at least one molecular hook is selected from the group consisting of formulas (X), (XI), (XII), (XIII), (XIV), (XV), or (XVI):

wherein Q⁻ is iodide, chloride, or bromide; and Y is a linker.
 31. The method of claim 28 which comprises combining at least one linker with a polysiloxane or silicone resin and subsequently combining said combination with at least one molecular hook.
 32. The method of claim 28 which comprises combining at least one linker with at least one molecular hook and subsequently combining said combination with a polysiloxane or silicone resin.
 33. The method of claim 28 in which the at least one linker is bound to a polysiloxane or silicone resin through a silicon, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur atom.
 34. The method of claim 28 which the at least one linker is bound to a polysiloxane or silicone resin through a silicon atom.
 35. The method of claim 28 in which the siliane composition comprises at least one compound of the following formulas, (I), (II), (III), (IV), (V), (VI), or (VII):

(VII) (R³⁷ ₃SiO_(1/2))_(a)[(Z—Y)R³⁸ ₂SiO_(1/2)]_(b)(SiO_(4/2))_(g) where each R¹⁻³⁸ is independently at each occurrence a hydrogen atom, C₁₋₂₂ alkyl, C₁₋₂₂ alkoxy, C₂₋₂₂ alkenyl, C₆₋₁₄ aryl, C₆₋₂₂ alkyl-substituted aryl, C₆₋₂₂ aralkyl, C₁₋₂₂ fluoroalkyl, C₁₋₂₂ polyether, or C₁₋₂₂ amino alkyl; Z and Z¹⁻¹⁰, independently at each occurrence is a molecular hook; and Y and Y¹⁻¹⁰, independently at each occurrence, is a linker; wherein “m” in each formula has a value in a range between about 0 and about 13,000; “n” in each formula has a value in a range between about 0 and about 13,000 with the proviso that in formula (VIII) “n” is not 0; “m+n” in each formula has a value in a range between about 1 and about 26,000; “q” has a value of at least one “p+q” has a value of at least 3; “a” has a value greater than or equal to one; and “b” and “g” have a value of at least one.
 36. The method of claim 35 in which the average number of Y—Z moieties on a polysiloxane or silicone resin is between about 1 and about
 100. 37. The method of claim 36 in which the average number of Y—Z moieties on a polysiloxane or silicone resin is between about 1 and about
 10. 38. The method of claim 35, wherein the at least one polysiloxane silicone composition comprising at least one compound of formulas (I), (II), (III), (IV), or (V) wherein R¹⁻³³ is methyl; “m” in each formula has a value in a range between about 20 and about 120; “n” in each formula has a value in a range between about 2 and about 10; and “m+n” in each formula has a value in a range between about 15 and about
 120. 39. The method of claim 35, wherein the at least one polysiloxane silicon composition comprising at least one compound of formula (VI), wherein “q” has a value of at least one; “p+q” has a value in a range between about 3 and about 6; and R³⁴⁻³⁶ is methyl.
 40. The method of claim 36, wherein the moiety Z—Y is prepared by a process which comprises of combining a hook with a linker precursor comprising a linker and a leaving group.
 41. The method of claim 40, wherein the leaving group is selected from the group consisting of chloride, bromide, iodide, tosylate, mesylate, phosphate, and cyclic leaving groups containing at least one heteroatom.
 42. The method of claim 41, wherein the leaving group is iodide, chloride, or bromide.
 43. The method in accordance with claim 30, wherein r is 2 or 3; s is in a range between about 4 and about 20; t is 0; u is 1; v is 2 or 3; w is 1 or 2; x is 1 or 2; X is O; R is H; R⁴⁴ is H; A is O; and B is O.
 44. A method for making a silicone composition comprising combining at least one linker with a polysiloxane and subsequently combining said combination with at least one molecular hook, wherein the polysiloxane is of the formula (II):

where each R⁷⁻¹⁵ is methyl; Z³ is a molecular hook of the formula (XIV) or (XVI):

wherein Q⁻ is iodide, chloride, or bromide; Y is at least one compound of the formulas (XVII), (XVIII), (XIX), (XX), (XXI), (XXII), or (XXIII):

wherein “m” is in a range between about 20 and about 120; “n” is in a range between 2 and 10; r is 2 or 3; s is in a range between about 4 and about 20; t is 0; u is 1; v is 2 or 3; w is 1 or 2; x is 1 or 2; X is O; R is H; R⁴⁴ is H; A is O; B is O; and where the polysiloxane is bound to the (CR₂)_(r) (Formula XVII, XVIII, XX, and XXI), (CR₂)_(v) (Formula XIX and XII), or (CR₂)_(w) (Formula XXIII).
 45. A method for making a silicone composition comprising combining at least one linker with a polysiloxane and subsequently combining said combination with at least one molecular hook, wherein the polysiloxane is of the formula (I):

where each R¹⁻⁶ is methyl; Z¹⁻² are each a molecular hook of the formula (XIV) or (XVI):

wherein Q⁻ is iodide, chloride, or bromide; and Y is at least one compound of the formulas (XVII), (XVIII), (XIX), (XX), (XXI), (XXII), or (XXIII):

wherein “m+n” has a value in a range between about 15 and about 120; r is 2 or 3; s is in a range between about 4 and about 20; t is 0; u is 1; v is 2 or 3; w is 1 or 2; x is 1 or 2; X is O; R is H; R⁴⁴ is H; A is O; B is O; and where the polysiloxane is bound to the (CR₂)_(r) (Formula XVII, XVIII, XX, and XXI), (CR₂)_(v) (Formula XIX and XXII), or (CR₂);(Formula XXIII). 